red currant


noun
  1. any of various currant shrubs of the genus Ribes, bearing an edible, red fruit.

  2. the fruit itself.

Origin of red currant

1
First recorded in 1620–30

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British Dictionary definitions for redcurrant

redcurrant

/ (ˈrɛdˈkʌrənt) /


noun
  1. a N temperate shrub, Ribes rubrum, having greenish flowers and small edible rounded red berries: family Grossulariaceae

    • the fruit of this shrub

    • (as modifier): redcurrant jelly

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